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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.
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In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool
Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.

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Fresh Climate and Equity Leadership Emerges in Richmond

Expert BlogWalton Shepherd
Virginia’s outdated utility system poses economic challenges, but with Delegates Aird, Jones, and others leading the charge in 2020, better, cleaner, and less expensive days are ahead.

Dominion’s Greenwashed Pumped-storage Pipedream Won’t Fly

Expert BlogWalton Shepherd
Despite having the know-how to do right by Virginians and invest in pro-consumer technology like energy efficiency to lower bills and pollution, Dominion's very worst instincts have led it to instead pursue overpriced, outdated technology in a blind quest to…

What the Heck Just Happened in Virginia?!

Expert BlogWalton Shepherd
Contrary to widespread expectations, Virginia Governor Northam yesterday allowed Virginia’s signature climate and clean energy initiative to fall prey to a budget rider maneuver that, as explained below, delays the effective date of Virginia’s carbon regulation for the power sector…

Virginia Takes a Final Step to Climate Action & Clean Energy

Expert BlogWalton Shepherd
Cleaner air to breath and cleaner electrons to power the economy are on the way in Virginia, as today the Commonwealth's Department of Environmental Quality releases for final public comment a strong rule that would limit harmful carbon pollution—our nation's…

A New Sheriff Is in Town: SCC Rejects Dominion's Pricey Plan

Expert BlogWalton Shepherd
Dominion regulators at the State Corporation Commission (SCC) showed full oversight strength today: the two-member Commission rejected Dominion's long-term, 15-year proposal on how it plans to meet its customers electricity needs.

Northam Puts Virginia's Climate Action into Gear

Expert BlogWalton Shepherd
At the Global Climate Action Summit, Governor Northam announced that the state would take steps to tackle pollution from Virginia’s transportation sector as well as the state's acidifying ocean.

Northam Brings Virginia's Energy Future into Sharper Focus

Expert BlogVirginiaWalton Shepherd

While the Trump administration puts the nation in reverse on cleaning up vehicle pollution, Governor Ralph Northam put the Commonwealth on the road to cleaner energy in announcing yesterday a $14 million investment in electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across…

Don't Buy Dominion's Hype: Va CAN Cut Carbon & Grow Economy

Expert BlogWalton Shepherd
Dominion’s latest long-term plan to deliver energy to Virginia doesn’t ring true―or reflect already demonstrated reality―when it comes to their assessment of cutting carbon in Virginia. In fact, they get it exactly backwards.

A Fresh Start for Clean Energy in Virginia

Expert BlogWalton Shepherd, Dawone Robinson
There’s reason to celebrate in Richmond today, for both the climate and the consumer, as we turn the page on an outdated regulatory model that was becoming a drag on Virginia’s economy.